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Lisbon Earthquake (Portugal)
Magnitude of Earthquake- 9.0 Death Toll- 20,000
Facts- Epicenter was 200km from Cape Vicente, Tsunami struck Lisbon 45min after earthquake. -
Krakatoa Eruption (Java/Sumatra)
Magnitude of the Earthquake/Volcanic Explosion was a 6.0
Death Toll- 36,000
Facts- When the volcano erupted it fired ash up 50 miles into the air, Eruption generated loudest sound in history, and 165 villages destroyed -
Aleutian Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude of Earthquake- 8.1
Death Toll- 160
Facts- Obliterated the south cap lighthouse, Costed 26 million dollars in damage -
Great Chilean Earthquake (Chili)
Magnitude of Earthquake- 9.1
Death Toll- 61
Facts- Most powerful earthquake ever recorded, Waves up to 25 meters high -
Good Friday Earthquake (Alaska)
Magnitude of Earthquake- 8.3
Death Toll- 130
Facts- Ground Fissures which collapsed structures, Occurred at 5:36 PM on Good Friday -
Hokkaido Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude of Earthquake- 7.8
Death Toll- 120
Facts- Fires, Disease, Landslides, and Tsunami all occurred, The tsunami walls collapsed instantly when hit by Tsunami -
Papua New Guinea Quake (Papua New Guinea)
Magnitude of Earthquake- 7.1
Death Toll- 2100
Facts- Over 9,700 people were homeless due to this earthquake and tsunami, The PNG Government declared a state of emergency on 1 March for Hela, Southern Highlands, Western and Enga provinces. -
Sumatra Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude of Earthquake- 9.1
Death Toll- 230,000
Facts- Material losses in the Indian Ocean region were $10 billion, The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, which caused the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, is estimated to have released energy equivalent to 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs. -
Samoa Earthquake (Samoan Islands)
Magnitude of Earthquake- 8.1
Death Toll- 200
Facts- The devastation extended beyond human casualties with houses destroyed, cars swept out to sea and some villages being virtually annihilated. Also 200 million dollars in damage. -
Chile Earthquake (Chile)
Magnitude of Earthquake- 8.8
Death Toll- 700
Facts- Although this earthquake was one of the largest that ever happened it only created a relatively small tsunami. It caused some damage in Chile but not much in other parts of the world. -
Tohoku Earthquake (Japan)
Magnitude of Earthquake- 9.1
Death Toll- 20,000
Facts- As of February 2017, there were still about 150,000 evacuees who lost their homes; 50,000 of them were still living in temporary housing, More than 120,000 buildings were destroyed, 278,000 were half-destroyed and 726,000 were partially destroyed -
Sulawesi Earthquake (Indonesia)
Magnitude of Earthquake- 7.5
Death Toll- 2000
Facts- Indonesia’s geological and weather service says the tsunami was likely caused by undersea landslides in the Sunda Strait following an eruption by the Anak Krakatoa volcano. With about 68,000 houses damaged or destroyed, hundreds of thousands of people are still displaced.
